The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-10-05

But before we leave the "Toto
Fair" matter, let It's see about tho
statement which we have mad,
about "obtaining information sur,
rcptitously." Tho Herald saws we
have tried to make Scapc-goat O,
Mr.. Lockwood" 1t must be re,
mcmbcrcd that not one word was
said concerning Mr.. l.. until he was
brought III by Mr.. Crews himself
Since he is brought in by the man
who is MAXIM this attack, we pro
pose to use him. Says the Herald,
"why suppress the real name Of the
author of Tote Eair'?" AS we
have time and again stated, the
reason was that the real author did
not wish his name made public I'M
til ne chD-e to tell it, and ne be-
licved thu. Mr.. l.. would run around
to the Herald as soon "a he obtained
the Information. This is the reason
we did not invite Mr.. l.. and the
balance of mankind to witness the
copying Of the article. We were
behind no docks and bars" az the
Herald says, but in the editorial
Don Of THE ADVERTISER. When
| the copy wa made, | carried it to
the printer who put it in type, after
which it was returned tosmo. SO
that, the fact that l copied il, was
known only to Mr.. Young, Mr..
Lockwood and myself, and yet in n
fe" days, Mr.. T. +. Crews came to
me and stated that he believed tho
copy was not in the handwriting
Of Mr.. Young. The question We
asked last week, and which has
been repeatedly lodged, is this:
Upon what was that belief
founded? You can see at a glance
the only answer you have tried to
! give, as TO Il "lOoks," wont do, for
it bears falschood on its face. You
could not have obtained the infor-
NATION from our scared" appeal
ance, for yousay we looked"scarcd"
when you asked to see the manu-
script, and you say you asked to
see manuscript, because you be-
icred it WAS not ia the handwri-
ting of the author. Now, if you
have one spark Of manhood left,
como out and acknowledge that
,,,>,, ~N,N,tnl - -, $500. Nl .F
"picking" Mr. Lockwood, and all
you could "pick" was that the copy
he used was in my handwriting?
1t may be that the estimate of Mr.
Crews is corrective may be q
monkey with a tail; but God forbid
that even as a tailed monkey, we
should ever stOop to such Il depth
as 10 "pick" an employee, and then
tell an absolute falschoOd about it.
Mr. Crews says, "Mr Lockwood
did not bctra% tho secret Mark
YOU he did not say that he did not
tell him, but by what he did say
Mr. c. evidently intended to make
the impression, that 50 far az he
knew, Mr. l.. did net tell anyone
We believe this statcm:ut TO be alb
solutcly and unequivocally false;
that Mr. Crews kNCW, or hud reason
to 6eiiere that Mr. Lockwood did
'bctray the secret" and that he did
not get it from our embarrassed
appearance"
To settle the matter, we submit
ted on Monday last, the following
statement for his signatures:
81 do solcmnly swear, that, sE@far as ]
havcicason 10 believe, Mr. p. -. Lock
WOOD did not tell anyone that the 0
used by him rs compositor in the AD-
vERTIsER Office signed .'Totc Fair" was
in Mr. Darlington $ handwriting, or not
in the handwriting ofthe author.
This statement Mr. Crews respect
fully declined 10 sign! If, when
he said "Mr Lockwood did not be-
tray the secret he had told the
truth, why could he not sign this
statement? Ifhc had spoken the
truth when he said he received the
information from our "appearancc'-
why did he refuse to sign this state
mcnt" Mr. Crews is willing to say
in his paper hat which he is unwil-
Ing to swear 10. We leave the pub
lie to draw what conclusion they
may but we believe hat the belief
of the Herald was founded upon
wnat Lockwood tod (cithcr to him
or omcone who told him,) and
the Herald has failed TO cast SO
much as Il shadow Of q doubt in
our mind, on the subject.